Minot's Ledge Light
Minot's Ledge Light, officially Minots Ledge Light, is a lighthouse on Minots Ledge, one mile offshore of the towns of Cohasset and Scituate, Massachusetts, to the southeast of Boston Harbor. It is a part of the Town of Cohassett, in Plymouth County. The current lighthouse is the second on the site, the first having been washed away in a storm after only a few months of use.
Minots Light in a storm | |
| Location | Offshore Scituate, Massachusetts |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 42°16′11″N 70°45′33″W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1850 (first tower) |
| Foundation | Stone ledge |
| Construction | Granite |
| Automated | 1947 |
| Height | 87 feet (27 m) |
| Shape | Conical |
| Heritage | National Register of Historic Places listed place, Historic Civil Engineering Landmark |
| Fog signal | Horn: 1 every 10s |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1860 (current tower) |
| Deactivated | 1851-1860 |
| Focal height | 85 feet (26 m) |
| Lens | 3rd order Fresnel lens (original), 300 millimetres (12 in) (current) |
| Range | 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) |
| Characteristic | Flashing white (1+4+3) 45s |
Minot's Ledge Light | |
| Location | Minots Ledge, Scituate, Massachusetts |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1855 |
| Architect | Totten, Gen. Joseph D.; Alexander, Lt. Barton S. |
| MPS | Lighthouses of Massachusetts TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87001489 |
| Added to NRHP | June 15, 1987 |
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